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  1. JustJack

    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    It's nice taking a break from eating in bars and restaurants and buying some self-serve food in a grocery store. It can also (theoretically) be a money-saver. However, I struggled with finding things to buy that are suitable for one person to have lunch or dinner. I would generally end up...
  2. Kirkie

    Not quite culture, but can't see a section for a recipe

    Flan. A friend from Pamplona came to visit, bearing the lightest of gifts: a flan dish, old fashioned aluminium. Weight is negligible, and it is the preferred material to produce a satisfactory outcome. With the gift was a verbal recipe. Four eggs, and add about 450ccs of milk. Beat. Add sugar...
  3. trecile

    Gazpacho: Spain’s Answer to Gatorade

    I just came across this article in Outside Magazine. On my last Camino I occasionally bought a bottle of supermarket gazpacho. It was refreshing, and apparently better than Gatorade at replenishing electrolytes because it does so without added sugar...
  4. jostony

    Luggage storage Santiago & Betanzos restuarants

    Hello. After an absence of 4 years returning to walk the Camino Ingles beginning of October. I need to leave a a suitcase in Santiago on Saturday 30 September, land at airport around 5pm. Any recommendations please, as my son and I then need to take a bus/coach to Ferrol where we are booked in...
  5. Damien Reynolds

    Garbanzo beans are so much better in Spain

    So like, i have to get this off my chest. On a recent trip on the Camino I discovered Garbanzos. In the USA, they come in a can, in Spain they come in a glass jar. The one's in the USA are stiffer. Like the texture is important. Its like they aren't cooked enough in the USA. In Spain they are...
  6. DTCamino

    Camino de Madrid and coffee

    In reading Sharpy’s and David’s posts on the Madrid I’m getting concerned that one of my favorite parts of the Camino may be in jeopardy; my morning cafe con leche. For those that have done it, were you able to have one daily and if so did it require late morning starts to have coffee where you...
  7. R

    Coffee in the Morning?

    I am not a coffee drinker but my partner is and she "needs" coffee first thing in the morning. We're planning to do the Norte in October. Is it easy to get coffee early (by 7:00? 8:00?) in most places or should she bring her own coffee maker? Thanks for the advice for the odd non hot drink...
  8. I

    Is it possible to walk the camino primitivo as a vegetarian?

    I have been a vegetarian (I don't eat meat nor fish) for almost 10 years and I would like to keep it that way. But I am going to walk the camino primitivo at the end of august/ beginning of september and thought that this might be a problem. Is there anyone that can help me on this matter? Is it...
  9. Luka

    Equipment kitchen xunta albergues

    I'll start walking the Camino Sanabrés next week and I am tweaking my equipment at the moment. I read that xunta albergues all have kitchens, but without cooking utensils. Because I am vegetarian, I would prefer to cook when possible. So I am doubting to bring a very small and lightweight...
  10. B

    Santiago cake

    All the recipes I've found for Santiago cake have it baked on a sweet pastry base. My memory may be at fault, but I don't remember Santiago cake that I had in Santiago, or on the way there, having a pastry base. Are there any cake-making authorities on the forum? Does authentic Santiago cake...
  11. ivar

    Menu at Cafe Suso (2023)

    Having lunch here today. What should I get? https://maps.app.goo.gl/v1moN1pGpHgniA9q6?g_st=ic
  12. Karen Schoenfelder

    How to order Pinxtos?

    This may be a silly question, but I have never been to the eastern part of Spain and we will be walking starting in SJPP in a couple of months. I understand that you can get Pinxtos in certain regions at the beginning of the Camino Frances until about Burgos.(from what I have read) How do you...
  13. M

    Has Cafe con leche changed in Spain?

    I completed the Camino Portugues 3 weeks ago. During my time in Portugal, I noticed that the cafe con leche did not taste the same as I remembered in Spain. Different country, different way of doing things, I get that. After crossing into Galicia, the cafe con leche tasted basically the same...
  14. peregrina2000

    Restaurante Galicia in Baamonde

    On @filly’s live thread on the Lana, he mentioned that he had eaten parga (a fish) at a restaurant in Cuenca. That word jolted my memory and brought me back to a restaurant in Baamonde where I had eaten parga. What I remember (pasting in here a post from 2011) was this: the Restaurante...
  15. K

    Santiago de Compostela best restaurant

    I'm finishing my first Camino with my 83 year old father tomorrow. I want to celebrate the Camino and father's day with a nice meal. Where in Santiago de Compostela would you recommend? My apologies for repeat of possible past posts. I did a search and did not find. Thank you in advance, Kim
  16. S

    Albergue in Muxia with pilgrims meal.

    Hello all, I am walking to Finisterre and Muxia from Santiago early October and staying a few days in Muxia. Can anyone recommend a very friendly albergue or any accommodation that does a communal pilgrims meal each evening please. Many thanks Sarah
  17. H

    Champagne breakfast

    Hello! And recommendations on where one mgiht have a celebratory champagne breakfast or mimosas in Santiago??
  18. A

    Meals in Bolibar

    I’ll be in Bolibar on Saturday night. I have accommodation but don’t know if there is anywhere there to purchase dinner. Can anyone advise please? Thanks
  19. J

    Decaffeinated coffee on CF?

    I am walking my first Camino in Sept/Oct and am excitedly packing and practicing -and now trying to reduce pack weight. Focusing on non clothing items One item I am hoping I can leave behind is decaffeinated coffee packets? I get restless and have trouble sleeping on caffeine -so my love of...
  20. KiwiJohn

    Electrolytes.

    Any recommendations regarding replacing electrolytes during and after a long day's hike? Thanks in advance. Buen Camino.

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